242 AUTUMN PEARS. 



Hull. Medium size, obovate, rounded at base ; skin yel- 

 lowish green, some russeted ; stalk an inch and a half 

 long, rather slender, not sunk ; basin shallow ; flesh melt- 

 ing, juicy, slightly gritty at core, sweet, often fine, some- 

 times only third-rate. Origin, Swanzey, Mass. 



JALOUSIE DE FONTENAY VENDEE, or "Fontenay Jalousie." 

 Size medium, obconic-turbinate, approaching thick-pyri- 

 form ; surface a pale dull yellowish green, more or less 

 russeted, often a faint red cheek; stalk an inch long, 

 often oblique, not sunk; calyx closed, stiff; basin small, 

 round, flesh buttery, melting, mild, rich, fine-flavored, 

 nearly or quite first-rate. Ripens at mid-autumn. French. 



Knight's Seedling. Medium or rather large ; obovate, ap- 

 proaching obconic-pyriform, smooth yellowish green; stalk 

 an inch long, scarcely sunk; basin broad, shallow; juicy, 

 melting, sweet. Early autumn. A native of Rhode Island. 



Louise d* Orleans. Medium in size, oblong; stalk an inch 

 long, stout, slightly sunk ; calyx small, basin very shal- 

 low; skin a bronzed green; flesh very white, fine-grained, 

 juicy, melting, rich. Late autumn. Belgian. New. 

 May prove valuable. 



Messire Jean. (Syn. Monsieur Jean, John, Mr. John.) Me- 

 dium size, roundish, slightly pyriform, crown slightly nar- 

 rowed; surface roughish, mostly russeted on yellow 

 f round; stalk an inch long, cavity small; calyx small, 

 asin small, smooth or plaited ; flesh gritty, breaking, 

 juicy, second or third-rate. Late autumn or early winter. 

 Old French. 



Oliver's Russet. Size medium, obovate-obconic, base round- 

 ed; a deep cinnamon russet on yellow ground, tinged red 

 to the sun ; stalk about an inch long, rather slender, 

 scarcely sunk; basin and calyx small; flesh melting, 

 juicy, sometimes fine, usually second-rate. Mid-autumn. 

 Origin, Lynn. Mass. 



OSWEGO BEURRE. Size medium, obtuse oval-obovate, regu- 

 lar; surface yellowish green, with some thin russet; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, stout, deep-set ; calyx smail, 

 erect or closed, basin smooth; flesh melting, juicy, with 



